UNEP - UN Environment Programme
The global authority for the environment with programmes focusing on climate, nature, pollution, sustainable development and more.
World Environment Day 2025 mobilizes commitment, action to end
Jun 5, 2025 · Led by UNEP and held annually since 1973, the event has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach, with millions of people from across the world engaging to …
Youth push for action on environmental crises - UNEP
Dec 23, 2025 · Over the course of 16 sessions, delegates exchanged ideas on strengthening environmental governance, from reforming the multilateral environmental architecture to aligning …
Seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)
Dec 5, 2025 · The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) took place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in …
About the United Nations Environment Assembly - UNEP
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment. It sets priorities for global environmental policies and international …
Global Environment Outlook (GEO) - UNEP
Sep 12, 2025 · Since 1995, UNEP’s flagship Outlook Report has watched the horizon of environmental change, alerting us to how our actions influence our planet. The Global Environmental Outlook …
Publications & Knowledge - UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme provides open-access scientific, technical and policy resources to support evidence-based decision-making for a sustainable planet. These include …
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do
Nov 13, 2025 · This week, UNEP released an issue note that explores AI’s environmental footprint and considers how the technology can be rolled out sustainably. It follows a major UNEP report, …
Looking back at the environmental highs - and lows - of 2024
Dec 30, 2024 · UNEP announces the six winners of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. The awards recognize environmental pioneers helping to restore land, …
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production - UNEP
Jun 4, 2025 · UNEP hosts several initiatives focused on enabling environmental sustainability without harming economic growth. UNEP is also leading ongoing negotiations to end plastic pollution.